How many moons does Jupiter have?

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Jupiter has 67 known moons, although 17 of them are awaiting
official names. More are discovered with every space probe we send
there. It is likely that there are more not yet identified. The
most recent are extremely small. As with the icy moonlets in
Saturn's rings, there are millions of small objects orbiting the
planet, some as part of Jupiter's own rings.
63 moonsJupiter has 63 known moons. But 4 main moons, the largest of the 63.

Two reasons. Firstly, Jupiter is extremely massive - 318 times the Mass of Earth. Anything passing near to it will either be flung out of the solar system, ripped apart by gravitational tides, or captured into orbit. Secondly, Jupiter orbits just beyond the Asteroid Belt, which contains perhaps more than a million Asteroids ranging from 1 kilometer in size to 1,000 kilometers - and countless more that are smaller. Most of Jupiter's large flock of moons are most likely captured asteroids that wandered too near the gas giant to escape, but not so close they were ripped to pieces. I think that Jupiter has many moons because of the fact that it has to hold plenty of asteroids in the asteroid belt.

Mainly because of its mass. In general, the more massive a planet,the easier it is for such a planet to catch - or to keep - a moon.Thus, the four gas giants in our Solar System all have lots ofmoons; the smaller (and less massive) rocky planets have much fewermoons in comparison.

Jupiter has 63 known natural satellites (with a 64th and more possible as of 2008). Saturn has 60 or more, Uranus 27 or more, Neptune 13 currently known, and Pluto has three confirmed moons (the largest, Charon, is nearly the same size as Pluto).

Callisto is the 2nd largest and 8th closest of Jupiter's known moons, with an orbit about 1.8 million km from Jupiter. It was discovered by Galileo in 1610 and is the most distant from Jupiter of the 4 large Galilean moons..
Jupiter's large moons orbit rapidly compared to Earth's Moon. Callisto circles Jupiter every 16.7 Earth days.

8 of Jupiter's 63+ moons are large and fairly spherical, indicating that they may have formed around the planet during the creation of the solar system. Most of the others are in very irregular orbits that suggest they are asteroids captured by Jupiter's gravity (especially from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter)..

There is a bit of math to this. Assuming that you mean our own moon, we will start with the Earth. The Earth can fit 1321.3 times into Jupiter. If the moon is 4 times SMALLER than our earth, we would multiply that number by four. 1321.3x4=5285.2 So, that means that our moon can fit into Jupiter 5285.2 times.

There are four Galilean moons, so named because they were discovered by Galileo. They are comparartively large compared to the other Jovian moons, so they were visible from Earth as companions to the planet. They are Ganymede, Callisto, Europa, and Io.

There are no moons in Jupiter. Jupiter does have 63 confirmed that are in a stable orbit around the planet though. There could well be more than this though, which have yet to be discovered. Jupiter have 64 moons.

Currently, we are aware of 63 moons of Jupiter. But each new space probe to Jupiter discovers new moons smaller than the ones before, and it seems likely that there are still a few more yet to be found. Four of Jupiter's moons are big enough that Galileo was able to see them even through his very small telescope; these are Ganymede, Europa, Io and Callisto.

Jupiter has four gallilain moons. I don't know if it has any more, but one has an ocean! OCEAN=LIFE! That means there might be amazing undiscovered creatures and possibly HUMANS,but probebly not humans :( Oh well! Just think of the amazing MONSTERS on this MOON!

The central body that shapes Jupiter's orbit is the sun. Jupiter doesn't orbit earth's moon, and is hardly aware that it exists. Jupiter orbits the sun every 11.86 [earth] years, at an average distance from the sun of 483.8 million miles.

How Many Have I DISCOVERED? Well, Honestly, None. But Scientists and Astronomers and Especially Galileo Galeli, have found up to 63 Moons, and scientists and astronomers (not galelio because he already died) have said there is to be more than 50 more moons we have not yet discovered. Maybe More.

Jupiter has four moons that orbit it. the names of these moons are IO ( eye-oh ) Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. Time taken for the moons to orbit Jupiter: IO- 1.7 Earth years Callisto- 16.7 Earth years Europa- 3.5 Earth years Ganymede- 7.1 Earth years

If you mean, " How Many Moons Does Jupiter Have?" Then yes I can answer. In most textbooks, and the one i am currently using for science, was made in 1997, and then, we had discovered 28. (They Were Mostly Discovered By Galelio Galeli.) But Currently, As Of 2011, Jupiter Has Over 63 Moons. Some Of Them Aren't Named, but most of them are. It's Most Famous Moons are probably Metis and Io. But My Favorite Is Europa. Scientists and Astronomers Have hypothosized and said there may be up to 60 more moons that have not yet been discovered, and maybe even more. I Hope I Helped You!

Hi Jupiter is the 5th and the biggest planet in the solar system. The planet Jupiter has 63 moons. The 4 main known and the big moons of Jupiter are Io, Ganymede, Europa and Callisto. Ganymede is the biggest moon of Jupiter and is bigger than that of the Earth.

-- The moon you see in our sky is nowhere near Jupiter. It revolves around the Earth once every 29.53 days. -- As of right now (early 2012), we know of 66 moons that revolve around Jupiter. Their orbital periods range from 7 hours to 982 days.

Jupiter has 66 natural satellites. Of these, 50 are less than 10 kilometres in diameter and have only been discovered since 1975. The four largest moons, known as the "Galilean moons", are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

The average radius of the moon is 1737.10km and the average radius of jupiter is 69173, and the formula used for determining the volume of a sphere is V = â´ââÏrÂ³ So... â´ââÏ69173Â³ / â´ââÏ1737.10Â³ = 63155.38375 You can fit around 63155 moons inside jupiter

Jupiter has at least 63 known moons. The largest four are calledIo, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. These four moons are called theGalilean satellites because they were first seen in 1610 by theastronomer Galileo Galilei. Ganymede is the largest moon in theSolar System, with a diameter of 3,260 miles.

Jupiter has at least 63 known moons. The largest four are called Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. These four moons are called the Galilean satellites because they were first seen in 1610 by the astronomer Galileo Galilei.